Question

Which of the following was the role of missionaries in the colonization of Africa?

They fought the institution of slavery in Europe.


They educated Africans in European tradition and helped to weaken native African cultures.


They followed explorers and took African lands to sell to European companies.


They paved the way for explorers to claim African colonies for European countries.

Answer 1

B. They educated Africans in European tradition and helped to weaken native African cultures

Answer 2

The role of missionaries in the colonization of Africa was to educate Africans in European tradition and helped to weaken native African cultures. Option B is correct.

European missionaries particularly from Portugal, France, Britain, and Germany headed to Africa under the premise of going to convert the locals to Christianity. Nevertheless, they aided in the colonization of Africans by Europeans. In many cases Christian conversion looked more like European Capitalist conversion.